Unni E I Romani, Gli,
2013
University of Richmond
Unni E I Romani, Gli, Linda B. Fairtile
University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
A censored version of Attila first performed at Palermo's Teatro Carolino in 1854.
Otello,
2013
University of Richmond
Otello, Linda B. Fairtile
University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
Verdi's penultimate opera represents his first new work for the stage after a nearly sixteen-year hiatus. As battles raged over the future of Italian opera-whether it should remain rooted in song or follow foreign trends that assign a greater role to the orchestra-Giulio Ricordi and Boito patiently lured Verdi back into the fray. Boito's libretto, an ingenious and at times eccentric adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, inspired the composer to a highly personal fusion of tradition and innovation. At its premiere Otello was widely hailed as a masterpiece, an emphatic and fundamentally Italian answer to the debate over music and …
The Transcendent As Theatre In Roerich's Paintings,
2013
University of Richmond
The Transcendent As Theatre In Roerich's Paintings, Joseph C. Troncale
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Faculty Publications
It would not be an exaggeration to say that much of Russian artistic culture in the first two decades of the 20th century was theatricalised. The work that Russian painters did in the theatre was intimately integrated and synthesised with all of the other elements of a production. Many artists of the World of Art Movement were instrumental in revolutionising the theatrical arts in Russia at the invitation and under the direction of Sergei Diaghilev. Following the pioneering steps of Konstantin Korovin, many artists, including Nicholas Roerich, Alexander Benois, Leon Bakst, Mstislav Dobuzhinski and later the avant-garde painters Natalia Goncharova, …
American Institute For Verdi Studies,
2013
University of Richmond
American Institute For Verdi Studies, Linda B. Fairtile
University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
The AIVS was founded in 1976, in response to a tide of scholarly interest in Verdi. Its first director, Martin Chusid, assembled an archive of materials at New York University's Elmer Holmes Bobst Library.
Scapigliatura,
2013
University of Richmond
Scapigliatura, Linda B. Fairtile
University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
An artistic movement founded in the 1860s by Arrigo Boito, Emilio Praga, and other young Italians seeking to revitalize culture by rejecting middle-class values.
Iago,
2013
University of Richmond
Iago, Linda B. Fairtile
University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
An alternate title for Otello, used intermittently throughout much of its composition, possibly to avoid comparison to Rossini's opera of the same name.
The Verdi Forum,
2013
University of Richmond
The Verdi Forum, Linda B. Fairtile
University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
The peer-reviewed journal of the AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR VERDI STUDIES (AIVS). Early issues, first titled A/VS Newsletter (1976) and later Verdi Newsletter (1977-98), were edited by the AIVS's director, Martin CHUSID. They featured scholarly articles, essays of more general interest, and news items about performances, recordings, and conferences. While Nos. l-7 were issued semi-annually, beginning with No. 8 (1980) the Verdi Newsletter became an annual publication. Nos. 7 (1979), 9-ro (1981-82), and 17-18 (1989-90), collectively titled 'The Verdi Archive at New York University,' document the history and holdings of the AIVS Archive at that time.
Lyman Teaches Importance Of Scriptwriting,
2013
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Lyman Teaches Importance Of Scriptwriting, Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Publications and Research
No abstract provided.
Lenore: Poe And Baudelaire At Play,
2013
The College of Wooster
Lenore: Poe And Baudelaire At Play, Carolyn Martha Fado
Senior Independent Study Theses
This Senior Independent Study Project is a postmodern play inspired by the work of the nineteenth-century poets Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Baudelaire. The scholar Lenore loses her grasp on reality as she studies the work of these two poets and she becomes lost in an imaginary world. This project is collaborative; music composition major Cara Haxo wrote a song cycle based on parts of the script. The play is preceded by a critical introduction.
Creating The Role Of Nicia In The Mandrake,
2013
Minnesota State University - Mankato
Creating The Role Of Nicia In The Mandrake, Robert T. Krueger
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
This document is a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre. It is a detailed account of author Robert Krueger's artistic process in creating the role of Nicia in Minnesota State University, Mankato's production of The Mandrake in the fall of 2012. The thesis chronicles the actor's artistic process from pre-production through performance in five chapters: a pre-production analysis, a historical and critical perspective, a rehearsal and performance journal, a post-production analysis and a process development analysis. Appendices and works cited are included.
Farley Richmond: The Pioneer In Indian Theatre Studies.,
2013
Loyola Marymount University
Farley Richmond: The Pioneer In Indian Theatre Studies., Arnab Banerji
Theatre Arts Faculty Works
No abstract provided.
Dancing Bhagvathi: A Study Of Ritual Female Performance And The Feminine Exclusion.,
2013
Loyola Marymount University
Dancing Bhagvathi: A Study Of Ritual Female Performance And The Feminine Exclusion., Arnab Banerji
Theatre Arts Faculty Works
No abstract provided.
Performing Communication Without Words: A Dramaturgical Exploration Of Communication Between Caregivers And Children Who Are Nonverbal,
2013
Gonzaga University
Performing Communication Without Words: A Dramaturgical Exploration Of Communication Between Caregivers And Children Who Are Nonverbal, Sara Mcgerald
Communication & Leadership Dissertations and Theses
Recognizing that human communication is highly expressive and it does not cease to exist if an individual is not able to produce spoken language, this thesis is an exploratory ethnographic study which seeks to utilize a dramaturgical perspective in identifying the function and structure of communication between children who are nonverbal (with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy) and their caregivers (Brissett & Edgley, 2009). The main informants for this study were two sets of parents with children diagnosed with cerebral palsy, who agreed to participate in twenty hours of engagement, which included direct interviews, observation, and personal interaction. The study …
Bear With Me : Signs Are Tricksters, And Reality Is Invisible To The Naked Eye: A One-Person Play,
2013
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Bear With Me : Signs Are Tricksters, And Reality Is Invisible To The Naked Eye: A One-Person Play, Chia-Wen Hsu
LSU Master's Theses
The creation of a one-person play is required in order to complete the Master of Fine Arts degree in acting. There are no official guidelines, only twenty to forty minutes in length is required. Although I was very excited about receiving the challenge, I did not breathe a sigh of relief until I found the topic I wanted to explore－Signs and Reality, and the one-person play that followed: Bear With Me. Since I am not a native English speaker, I have been frustrated by miscommunication through words in the English-speaking world, which gave me the eagerness to talk about the …
The Tyrants Within Us And The Thread Of History : The Creation Of "Sic Semper Tyrannis," A One-Person Play,
2013
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
The Tyrants Within Us And The Thread Of History : The Creation Of "Sic Semper Tyrannis," A One-Person Play, Benjamin Todd Koucherik
LSU Master's Theses
The assigned task was to create and perform a 20-40 minute long one-person play, with no other guidelines or restrictions offered. Having never performed in or written a full one-person play, my challenge was two-fold: create a cohesive and coherent script, and craft the production and performance of that script. From several inspirational sources, I was spurred on to explore the dynamics of revolutionaries, fanatics, and vigilantes through the lens of presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth. Through the combination of Booth’s infamy and the modern day realities of fame-seeking, political divisiveness, and tragically pervasive “spectacle killing” events, I was ultimately …
The Creation Of "A Single Revolution Of The Sun," A One-Person Play,
2013
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
The Creation Of "A Single Revolution Of The Sun," A One-Person Play, Gregory Alan Leute
LSU Master's Theses
This thesis details the process of creating and performing A Single Revolution of the Sun, a one-act, one-man play by Gregory Leute. As a primary requirement in fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts degree at LSU, MFA acting candidates were charged with the task of producing a devised work. I chose as the central premise of my piece the story of a father and his son, both army officers, inspired by a true event. The contemporary tale bore similarities to Matthew Arnold’s translation of Sohrab and Rustum , derived from the ancient Persian epic poem Shahnemah . The thesis …
Restoring Performance : Personal Story, Place, And Memory In Post-Katrina New Orleans,
2013
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Restoring Performance : Personal Story, Place, And Memory In Post-Katrina New Orleans, Anne-Liese Juge Fox
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Following the devastation of 80 percent of the city of New Orleans and the prolonged period of trauma due to levee failure and lack of effective emergency response in 2005, New Orleanian performing artists independently and along with national artists to create post-K performances as acts of restoration. This study explores post-disaster New Orleanian performances that engage with the interaction of personal story, place, and memory in response to disaster. How are these site-specific performances at significant sites of memory performative in the J.L. Austin sense? In the context of disaster, what are ethical implications of remembering? How may certain …
The Creation Of "Trash The Dress" : A Solo Play,
2013
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
The Creation Of "Trash The Dress" : A Solo Play, Kristina Sutton
LSU Master's Theses
The thesis project called for the MFA candidate to create a one-person show of originality and entertainment between 25 minutes and 45 minutes in length. This thesis, submitted to the Graduate School of Louisiana State University as partial requirement for graduation with the Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre, follows the creation of a solo performance piece by Kristina Sutton, called “Trash the Dress.” The thesis includes inspiration for creating this solo performance piece, initial correspondence between the MFA candidate and consultants, research material and a copy of the script, personal reflection on writing and rehearsal challenges, photos from …
Attention Must Be Paid: A Critical Study Of The Non-Traditional Leading Man In Twentieth Century Drama,
2013
University of Central Florida
Attention Must Be Paid: A Critical Study Of The Non-Traditional Leading Man In Twentieth Century Drama, Trevin Cooper
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The role of the non-traditional leading man has painted a strong image which mirrors the cultural development of our identities; we turn to these men/characters to understand who, or why, we are. Their contributions require acknowledgement. This thesis is a study of the vital role the non-traditional leading man has played in the evolution of twentieth-century theatre. It will examine, through the use of ten plays, one from every decade of the twentieth century, and twelve male roles, the theory that some of the greatest leading male characters in modern theatre are not epitomized by the qualities identified with the …
August Wilson's Gem Of The Ocean A Dramaturgical Case Study,
2013
University of Central Florida
August Wilson's Gem Of The Ocean A Dramaturgical Case Study, Rebecca Barringhaus
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
In 2004, August Wilson completed Gem of the Ocean, the first play in his Pittsburgh Cycle. Seven years later, the University of Central Florida’s production of Gem of the Ocean went against what most consider traditional staging. With a Russian born director and a mostly white production team, playing to a predominately white audience, what are the challenges of accurately transforming the text to the stage, while still providing a truthful telling of a story? The following is a case study based on the idea of “active dramaturgy” or, more specifically, cultivating an atmosphere within the production that relies on …
